When Emperor Chongzhen announced his personal expedition, he forgot one important thing... He did not mobilize the Pure Army to set up defenses at the Meridian Gate!

The Huangji Gate where he is now is facing the Meridian Gate, and it is the time for the court to go to court, so the Meridian Gate is open. When people were killed outside the Meridian Gate just now, the officials with good hearing on the Huangji Gate could hear the incident.

The onlookers outside the door exclaimed.

In other words, Zhu Cixiang and his 1,000 fully armed soldiers were only one door away from Emperor Chongzhen.

Among the Han generals guarding Emperor Chongzhen outside the Huangji Gate, there were Zhu Cihong's eyes and ears - Zhu Cihong's original East Palace guard foreman Zhu Chunjie had been in charge of the Han general camp! So after Zhu Cihong had money, he asked Zhu Chunjie to appear.

I went to the Han general's camp and scattered money.

So now a Han general quietly slipped out of the Meridian Gate and reported the news that Emperor Chongzhen was about to lead a personal expedition to Zhu Cihong who was about to leave.

"Your Highness, we cannot allow the Emperor to conquer it himself!"

The person who said this to Zhu Cixiang was Wu Xiang, who came from the Zhengyang Gate Tower. When Zhu Cixiang entered the Zhengyang Gate, he was directing the deployment of red cannons on the top of the city. So he did not go down to meet the Crown Prince.

It was after he heard that Zhu Cihong was going to start a killing spree outside the Meridian Gate that he hurried over to stop it.

It's really disrespectful to kill people like this in front of the emperor's house!

But he arrived too late, and he only saw dead bodies on the ground, a few baskets of severed heads, and officials trembling with fear.

Just when Wu Xiang didn't know what to say, a Han general with a golden helmet rushed out of the Meridian Gate and reported to Zhu Cihong the news that Guang Shiheng incited Chongzhen to conquer personally and Chongzhen decided to conquer personally.

Of course Wu Xiang, Wang Qi, Wang Zhou and others also knew about it. The three of them looked at each other and knew that something bad was going to happen!

How can the prince support the army when the emperor personally conquers it?

Everyone has been killed so much, how can the Crown Prince hand over the military power? Can he still survive if he hands it over?

Besides, the capital cannot hold it! The people outside the Zhengyang Gate are all lined up to welcome Li Zicheng's bandits! This shows that the people of the capital and a considerable number of officials have regarded Li Zicheng as their destined emperor and are ready to abandon the Ming Dynasty...

The authority of the Ming Dynasty is rapidly disappearing... Authority exists in the people's hearts. Now that people's hearts have changed, the authority will disappear!

Once the authority is lost, the 20,000 people in the inner city of the capital will fall apart, and Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army will also find another bright leader.

Chongzhen and his son have only one way to die!

"Old Taishan!" Zhu Cixiang gritted his teeth, "You take the fire cannon to the right and occupy the Meridian Gate!

Wang Qi, take the guards from the East Palace and follow me into the Meridian Gate to face the Holy Spirit!"

Is this a palace change?

Zhu Cixiang issued the order in public. Not only Wu Xiang, Wang Yong, Wang Qi, people from the Huozhuang Right Bureau and the East Palace Guard Camp heard it, but also many officials, scribes, and internal officials who were watching around.

Everyone's heart trembles... The prince is going to lead troops to Huangjimen! Is he trying to force the palace? Or is he going to kill the king?

Li Zicheng attacked from outside, and the crown prince changed from inside! Can the Ming Dynasty still want it?

Zhu Cixiang's face was as dark as water, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Gentlemen! The situation is urgent! The capital is about to lose its defense, my father is unwilling to be lucky, and the country of our ancestors is about to be in danger! I kindly ask you to come to the Meridian Gate to remonstrate with me.

...This is what a loyal minister and filial son did!"

It’s really not a palace coup, it’s just a military remonstrance!

Immediately, someone echoed loudly: "What the Crown Prince said is extremely good. He is a loyal minister and a filial son. He cannot bear to see his father die and the country be destroyed!"

Zhu Cixiang immediately looked over and found that he was a civil servant in green robe, very young, with a white face and short beard, and he spoke a Wu accent.

Seeing Zhu Cixiang looking at him, this man immediately strode forward and bowed in obeisance: "I, Su Ziwen, editor of the Hanlin Academy, would like to enter the Meridian Gate with His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Good!" Zhu Cixiang praised loudly, "You are a loyal minister! From now on, you will be the official of this palace!"

With this compliment from him, the officials outside the Meridian Gate woke up from their dreams. This was an opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune!

Immediately, a second loyal minister appeared. He was a Jinyiwei wearing a flying fish suit. He was in his twenties, with a refined appearance and looked like a scholar. He probably came from the nearby Jinyiwei Yamen to watch the excitement.

"Ren Yizhou, a householder in the Fusi Department of Chenbei Town, is willing to enter the Meridian Gate with His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Okay!" Zhu Cixi nodded, "You are also a loyal minister! You are now my guard!"

It turns out that this is how loyal ministers become!

"Your Highness, I am willing to follow you!"

"Your Highness, I would like to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty..."

"I am also willing to follow you!"

Sure enough, there were more loyal ministers in the Ming Dynasty! After a while, the officials and scribes watching the excitement outside the Meridian Gate were all loyal ministers.

Zhu Cixiang took a deep breath, and the air he breathed in was filled with the smell of blood! Different from his reaction when he killed Du Xun last time, now that Zhu Cixiang smelled the smell of blood, not only was he not nauseated, but he also had an uncontrollable feeling of excitement.

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"Everyone, follow me into the Meridian Gate!"

As he spoke, Zhu Cixiang strode towards the Meridian Gate with great strides. The guards of the East Palace, the gunmen from the Kenan Camp, and the officials watching the excitement outside the Meridian Gate and seeing them as loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty all followed Zhu Cixiang, and they all followed him.

More than a thousand people, almost two thousand people, poured into the Meridian Gate in great force.

The main entrance of the Meridian Gate is usually not open, but there is a door on the left and right sides of the Meridian Gate, called the left and right gates, which are the gates for hundreds of officials to enter the court.

The flag guards guarding the gates on the left and right were all just show-offs, and few were on guard. Seeing so many fully armed soldiers and generals, and some carrying firecrackers, I was so frightened that I lost my soul. How could I dare to resist?

?On the contrary, the eunuch overseeing the Meridian Gate did his duty and ran towards the Huangji Gate as fast as he could, shouting as he ran: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you have rebelled, I have rebelled..."

Emperor Chongzhen had already seen it. A large group of people came in from the left and right gates. Those in front were all wearing iron armor, which shone in the morning sun. Couldn't he be blind if he couldn't see?

When he saw his son rushing in with his soldiers with murderous intent, Chongzhen was stunned for a moment. The development of things was so sudden! It was beyond Emperor Chongzhen's imagination... He was the emperor for seventeen years! How old is the prince?

?Only sixteen years old! A few days ago, he was raised in a deep palace without anyone knowing, and in the blink of an eye, he led troops to force him into the palace!

How is this possible?

"Your Majesty, the matter is urgent. Please quickly follow the old slave into the Huangji Gate to take shelter..."

It was the eunuch Wang Cheng'en, the eunuch Wang Cheng'en who was responsible for the rituals, who reacted faster. After shouting, he went up to help Chongzhen, as if he wanted to take Chongzhen away.

Chongzhen was so confused that he didn't even think about how much authority he had left as the emperor in a dangerous city. And in front of so many people, he followed Wang Chengen and ran away, and the little authority he had left was all gone.

...At least in Beijing, no one would regard him as the emperor who sticks to his word.

Zhu Cixi also saw Emperor Chongzhen being pulled away by Wang Chengen, and now his anxious heart was temporarily relieved.

If Emperor Chongzhen did not run away, but ordered the Han generals to escort him and confront Zhu Cixiang at Huangjimen, it would be really difficult for Zhu Cixiang to handle it! Now the authority of the Ming court has been wiped out. This is not only Emperor Chongzhen's problem, but also Zhu Cixiang's problem.

Son. If Emperor Chongzhen refused to back down, Zhu Cixiang would not dare to use force. He would just "beg" someone to leave the city to appease the army - this was the worst possible strategy!

Because the prince who abandoned his father, emperor and mother and ran away with the court was an unfilial, unfaithful and unjust person no matter how he looked at it. It would be difficult for such a person to establish authority outside of Beijing.

Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen was so upset by Zhu Cixiang that if he tried to get away with it and ran away before Li Zicheng came in, it would be hard to say whether Zhu Cixiang, the crown prince, was still suitable!

Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen was frightened by his murderous son and ran away from his throne at Huangjimen.

And this time he ran away... Zhu Cixiang had the final say in the inner city of Beijing!

Thinking of this, Zhu Cixiang shouted at the top of his lungs: "Father, don't run away, I am a filial son... I am a filial son!"

Hearing him shout this, all the civil and military officials present almost lost their breath... You, the prince, wearing a helmet and armor, carrying weapons, and more than a thousand warriors, rushed in from the Meridian Gate, and now you are chasing after him.
Chapter completed!